SABISTON Textbook of Surgery. The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice

• Section 1: Surgical Training and Quality Control
  • 1. Surgical Education Past, Present and Future
  • 2. Surgical Simulation and new ways to optimize performance
  • 3. Certification of Surgeon Competence
  • 4. Preoperative Risk Assessment and Alterations in the COVID Era
  • 5. Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on Surgical Outcomes
  • 6. Critical Assessment of Surgical Outcomes and Health Service Research
  • 7. Surgical Quality Improvement Programs
  • 8. Patient Reported Outcomes
  • 9. Safety in the Surgical Environment
  • 10. Advances and Training Considerations in Robotic Surgery
  • 11. Advances and Training Considerations in Laparoscopic Surgery
  • 12. Advances and Training Considerations in Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery
  • 13. Telehealth in Surgery
  • 14. Health Inequities and Disparities in Surgery
  • 15. Global Surgery
  • 16. Ethics and Professionalism in Surgery
  • 17. Surgeon Health-Ergonomics
  • 18. Surgeon Health and Well Being
• Section 2: Perioperative Management
  • 19. Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery
  • 20. Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management and Sedation
  • 21. Optimizing surgical outcomes: Prehabilitation and rehabilitation
  • 22. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Evidence Based Perioperative Pathways to Optimize Outcomes
  • 23. Wound Healing
  • 24. The Evolving Role of the Microbiome in Surgical Practice
  • 25. Surgical Site Infections
  • 26. Surgical Complications: Overview and Grading
  • 27. Surgery in the Geriatric Patient
  • 28. Surgical in The Pregnant Patient
  • 29. Surgical Considerations in the Transgender Patient
  • 30. Surgical Palliative Care
  • 31. Emerging Technologies in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, and Smart Spaces
• Section 3: Trauma and Critical Care
  • 32. The Inflammatory Response
  • 33. Shock, Electrolytes, and Fluid
  • 34. Metabolism and Nutrition in Surgical Patients
  • 35. Primary Soft Tissue Infections
  • 36. Management of Acute Trauma
  • 37. The Difficult Abdominal Wall
  • 38. Management of Vascular Trauma
  • 39. Management of Urologic Trauma
  • 40. Emergency Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • 41. Emergency Care of Neurologic Injuries
  • 42. Management of Pediatric Trauma
  • 43. Burns
  • 44. The Outdoors – Venomous Bites and Stings and Environmental Exposure
  • 45. Management of Chronic Wounds
  • 46. Surgical Critical Care
  • 47. Moving Operating Room Procedures to the Intensive Care Unit
  • 48. The Surgeon's Role in Disaster Management
• Section 4: Transplantation and Immunology
  • 49. Transplantation Immunobiology and Immunosuppression
  • 50. Regenerative Medicine and Its Applications to Surgery
  • 51. Surgical Considerations in Transplant Patients Undergoing Non-Transplant Related Procedures and Operating in Patients with Portal Hypertension
  • 52. Kidney Transplantation
  • 53. Liver Transplantation
  • 54. Pancreas Transplantation
  • 55. Islet Transplantation for the General Surgeon
  • 56. Small Bowel Transplantation
  • 57. Heart Transplantation
  • 58. Lung Transplantation
  • 59. Soft Tissue Transplantation
  • Section 5: Surgical Oncology
    • 60. Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers
    • 61. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy
    • 62. Surgical Considerations in Cancer Patients Undergoing Non-Cancer Related Procedures
    • 63. Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies
    • 64. Sarcomas of the Soft Tissues, Retroperitoneum and Bone
    • 65. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
    • 66. Benign Diseases of the Head and Neck
    • 67. Head and Neck Cancers
    • 68. Diseases of the Breast
    • 69. Plastic Surgical Considerations in Cancer Surgery
    • 70. Peritoneal Malignancies and HIPEC
    • 71. Surgeon's Approach to Lymphadenopathy
    • 72. The Spleen
  • Section 6: Endocrine Disorders
    • 73. The Thyroid
    • 74. Parathyroid
    • 75. The Adrenal Glands
    • 76. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
    • 77. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (Carcinoid Tumors)
    • 78. The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
  • Section 7: Abdominal Wall Hernias
    • 79. Preoperative Management of the Hernia Patient
    • 80. Ventral Hernias
    • 81. Hernias of the Abdominal Wall: Atypical Locations
    • 82. Inguinal Hernias
  • Section 8: Alimentary
    • 83. Benign Esophageal Disorders
    • 84. Esophageal Cancer
    • 85. The Acute Abdomen
    • 86. Stomach
    • 87. Gastric Cancer
    • 88. Biliary System
    • 89. The Liver
    • 90. Secondary Tumors of the Liver
    • 91. Small Intestine
    • 92. Exocrine Pancreas
    • 93. Pancreatic Cancer
    • 94. The Appendix
    • 95. Colon and Rectum
    • 96. Cancers of the Colon, Rectum and Anus
    • 97. Benign Anorectal Disorders
    • 98. Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
    • 99. Morbid Obesity
  • Section 9: Vascular
    • 100. Hemostasis and Thrombosis
    • 101. Contemporary Management of Carotid Disease
    • 102. Aortic Disease
    • 103. Peripheral Occlusive Disease
    • 104. Extremity Amputations in the Modern Era: Indications, Technique and Outcomes
    • 105. Peripheral Aneurysmal Disease
    • 106. Visceral Ischemic Syndromes: Acute/Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
    • 107. Dialysis Access
    • 108. Venous Disease
    • 109. The Lymphatics
  • Section 10: Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • 110. Lung, Chest Pleura and Mediastinum
    • 111. Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary
    • 112. Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular
    • 113. Congenital Heart Disease
    • 114. Pulmonary Embolism-Acute and Chronic
    • 115. Percutaneous Heart Procedures
    • 116. ECMO
  • Section 11: Specialties in General Surgery - Subspecialty Considerations Relevant for the General Surgeon
    • 117. Pediatric Surgery
    • 118. Maternal-Fetal Surgery
    • 119. Hand Surgery
    • 120. Gynecologic Surgery
    • 121. Urologic Surgery

• For generations of trainees and surgeons at all levels of experience, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice, 22nd Edition, remains the definitive guide to general surgery.
• Como el libro de cirugía de publicación continua más antiguo de Norteamérica, esta edición revisada ofrece información clave, recomendaciones esenciales y contenido actualizado para tomar decisiones quirúrgicas informadas y lograr resultados óptimos.
• Conciso y basado en evidencia, cubre todo el material necesario para la certificación y ejercicio en cirugía general, con ilustraciones intraoperatorias a todo color y vídeos quirúrgicos de alta calidad.

Key Features

• Contenido clínico accesible y práctico para cirujanos en todos los niveles y subespecialidades, ideal también para residentes y preparación de exámenes de certificación.
• Nuevos capítulos sobre cirugía mínimamente invasiva, técnicas endoscópicas, simulación e IA, además de capítulos ampliados sobre abordajes robóticos.
• Estructura clara que inicia con principios comunes (fluido/electrolitos, soporte metabólico, cicatrización), seguida de manejo de trauma, trasplantes, oncología, cirugía de mama, endocrina y abdominal.
• Presentación de la ciencia subyacente con su aplicación clínica para decisiones quirúrgicas informadas y mejores resultados.
• Cobertura especializada profunda de áreas quirúrgicas como cabeza y cuello, torácica, vascular, urología, neurocirugía, pediatría y ginecología.
• Incluye más de 2000 imágenes excelentes, más de 24 vídeos de técnicas quirúrgicas (muchos nuevos), recursos de audio tipo podcast, y cientos de tablas, cuadros y algoritmos de referencia rápida.
• Coordinado por el nuevo editor principal Dr. Douglas S. Tyler y seis asociados: Andrea Hayes-Dixon, O. Joe Hines, Rachel Kelz, Melina R. Kibbe, Christine Lau y Mayur Patel.
• Versión eBook incluida: texto completo, figuras y referencias accesibles, con búsqueda, notas y función de lectura en voz alta; contenido digital adicional hasta 6 semanas tras publicación.

Author Information

• Edited by Douglas Scott Tyler, MD, MSHCT, FACS, John Woods Harris Distinguished Chair in Surgery, Profesor y Presidente del Departamento de Cirugía, University of Texas Medical Branch, John Sealy School of Medicine, USA.